Why Is It Important to Inspect the Pressure and Closure of Bottles and Cans on Fill Lines?
The inspection of the internal pressure in glass bottles and metal cans, and the secure closure of bottle caps, twist-off lids, and can lids are incredibly important on fill lines. These inspections ensure that sealing failures are avoided, and that dud or leaking containers do not reach the consumer. In fact, leaking or bulging containers can cause cross-contamination, costly downtime on production lines, and damage to your storage facilities.
When used together, FILTEC’s pressure and closure solutions empower manufacturers to protect their customers from:
- Sealing failures and leaking containers
- Missing can tabs
- Bullnose or dented bottle caps
- Cocked caps
- Other top-down closure failures
FILTEC’s Pressure and Closure Inspection solutions for Bottles and Cans Include:
Sensor Pressure Inspection
- Highly accurate yet cost-effective solution for the inspection of aluminum and steel container closures.
- Provides container positioning and analog profile measurements of the container closure relative to the sensor module.
- Eliminates DUD cans and ensures that products remain safe and leak-free, long after leaving the production line
- Can be configured with a wide range of INTELLECT–compatible applications and modules.
Vision Pressure Inspection
- Comprehensive can applications: Nitrogen-dosed cans, carbonated and hot-filled beverages, and food cans.
- High tolerance can position Head height (+/-10mm), Centerline:(+/-10mm), inspection head distance to the container (150mm).
- Reliable, non-contact, solid-state measurement avoids product marking and high maintenance costs.
- Integrates with FILTEC INTELLECT for continuous monitoring and statistical analysis of container integrity
360-Degree Vision Closure
- Vision Camera Solution to address a variety of
closure and lid defects - Applications available for color or pattern
recognition - Small footprint on the production line
- Upgradeable on most existing FILTEC
INTELLECT systems
Top-Down Closure Inspection
- Provides the ability to inspect a variety of closure and lid defects using a single camera
- Applications for color and pattern recognition
- A small footprint on your production line
- Ability to upgrade to most FILTEC INTELLECT systems, including Vision solutions for label and brand recognition
With INTELLECT Integration, you will have a deeper view of your line data. INTELLECT provides:
- Continuous monitoring and statistical analysis of line operations
- A sampling of filler valves and closer/capper heads at high production speeds
- Isolation and evaluation of the performance of individual filler valves and closer/capper heads